Tuesday, September 18, 2007

"Sheree Le Mon has a passion for animals and for writing movie scripts.So the part-time Fayetteville, Tenn., resident, who also has homes in New York and Montana, decided to combine her two loves. She wrote "For the Love of a Dog," based on a true story about a military family whose dog, Semper Fi, survives cancer, thanks to a devoted family."

For those of you who aren't familiar with the Tennessee Valley, Fayetteville is about 30 miles north of Huntsville.

Monday, September 17, 2007

We were in Dayton, Ohio this weekend so Charlie could run the Air Force Marathon. The race began and ended at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB. It's quite an impressive place. The Air Force hosts a dinner the night before in the museum - imagine eating in the shadow of a B-52!

The marathon began at daybreak (7:30 a.m.), but the "before" photo of Charlie was taken about 6:45-ish. It was dark and cold, but CW insisted it was perfect running weather: cool, low humidity.

See the orange tag on Charlie's shoe? It's a chip that tells you exactly what time you crossed the finish line.

C-5s flew overhead. Unfortunately, this picture captures very little. The planes are humongous and loud!

I know, doesn't he look better in the after picture? When I greeted him at the finish line, he said "That was so much fun!"

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Joe Weeks turned 49 on Monday (September 10) and we had a big party to celebrate.

The photo he's holding is a picture of his 3rd grade class from Presbyterian Day School - now Westminster Christian Academy.It was a gift from Mary Lou Ivey, whose son Paul was in the same class. It's Mary Lou's birthday, too, but we celebrated her (80th!) on Saturday.

Opening presents never gets old.

Choice of cake? CHOCOLATE.

The crowd assembles in our backyard...

First the cook-out. Joe and Craig nosh on burgers.

Everyone wants an audience with the birthday boy. Now it's Mary Hoogwerf's turn.

Sunday, September 09, 2007

"Pope Benedict on Sunday called on Catholics to keep the Sabbath a day set aside for reflection on their faith and the fate of the planet and not surrender it to "the mad rush of the modern world"."

"Calling Sunday the Church's "weekly feast of creation," the Pope said the day also should be a weekly reminder of the dangers to the planet."

"At a time when creation seems to be endangered in so many ways through human activity, we should consciously turn our attention to this dimension of Sunday too," he said, speaking in German.

Last Sunday in central Italy, Benedict led the Catholic Church's first 'eco-friendly' youth rally and told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet "before it is too late".

Under Benedict and his predecessor John Paul, the Vatican has become progressively "green". It has installed photovoltaic cells to produce electricity and hosted a scientific conference to discuss the ramifications of global warming and climate change, widely blamed on human use of fossil fuels.

In July, Benedict said the human race must listen to "the voice of the Earth" or risk destroying its very existence."

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - "Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.

Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due the problem.

The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft Sunday at Nepal's only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said.

"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," said Raju K.C., a senior airline official, without explaining what the problem had been.

Local media last week blamed the company's woes on an electrical fault. The carrier runs international flights to five cities in Asia.

It is common in Nepal to sacrifice animals like goats and buffaloes to appease different Hindu deities."

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

"The assault weapons listed on the Des Moines police report was a bag of Cheetos.

Patrick Hamman, 22, of 4904 S.W. 13th St., was arrested Sunday on a charge of domestic assault. Officers explained that the victim of the snack attack, Michael Hamman, lives with his adult son, Patrick and that they became involved in an argument Sunday night.

Patrick Hammon picked up a bag of Cheetos and threw it at his father, hitting him in the face, police said. It hit him in the glasses, causing a cut to the bridge of Michael Hamman's nose.

The police report said: "Michael's T-shirt was also covered in Cheeto dust."

Patrick admitted being high on methamphetamine, police said. He was taken to the Polk County Jail without further incident."

The police report did not mention if the Cheetos were puffy or crunchy.

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Frumpy hausfrau from Alabama that is not her own, but belongs with body and soul, both in life and in death,to her faithful Saviour Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all her sins with His precious blood, and has set her free from all the power of the devil. He also preserves her in such a way that without the will of her heavenly Father not a hair can fall from her head; indeed, all things must work together for her salvation. Therefore, by His Holy Spirit He also assures her of eternal life and makes her heartily willing and ready from now on to live for Him.

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